March 4 Forests Speeches

Content warning: This Episode of Doin time contains audio descriptions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died, and discussion of deaths in custody.On today's show Marisa played the entire lineup of recorded speeches from the March 4 Forests rally which took place on 22 March, 2026 There were speeches from Gabrielle De Vietri and Ellen Sandell of the Greens party; Uncle Claude Douglas speaks of the impact of colonisation on Wotjabaluk Country — specifically relating to bushfires, invasive species, and the Victorian government's failure to properly care for land; and Phil Zylstra, adjunct associate professor at Curtin University and fire behaviour scientist speaking more about how colonisation has corrupted approaches to environmental care and much more. (For further listening of the March 4 Forests speeches, please refer back to the Monday Breakfast show from the 23rd of March.)